Greeting card display holder



D. PARKER GREETING CARD DISPLAY HOLDER Feb. 23, 1965 Filed Sept. 17,1962 2 SheetsSheet l III" I cl INVENTOR. DENISE PARKER ATTORNEY Feb. 23,1965 D. PARKER GREETING CARD DISPLAY HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept.17. 1962 iwimlwii I F 2 a8 INVENTOR. DENISE PARKER gJQW ATTORNEY FiledSept. 17, 1962, Ser- No. 223,898

1' Claim. c1.-40-124 This invention concerns a holder for greetingcards, photographs, and the like arranged to display the cards in anattractive manner.

According to the invention there is provided a pair of juxtaposedribbons secured together at intervals by slidable beads or otherfasteners. Cards to be displayed can be inserted between the ribbons andsecured by the slidable beads. Two pairs of such ribbons maybe supportedon a suitable frame, with opposite edges ofthe displayed cards engagedbetween, the respective pairs of ribbons. The fasteners can be plainbeads but preferably have attractive festive forms suitable to theseasons when the cards are displayed.

It is therefore a principal object of the invention to provide a holderand display'device for cards, snapshots, and the like.

A further object is provision of one or more pairs of juxtaposed ribbonsadjustably secured together at intervals, in a card display device.

Another object is to provide a novel frame for supporting the device.

Another object is to provide ornamental, novel securing means for a carddisplay device, for adjustably securing ribbons together at spacedintervals.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description"and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card display device according to theinvention, parts being broken away, cards being shown on display.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of another display device United StatesPatentfOfi ice embodying the invention, cards being shown on display.

FIG. 4 is' an elevational view of still another display device, cardsbeing shown on display.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on line 5--5 ofFIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a wire support frame and 2 a carddisplay device 10 including two flat ribbons 12, 14 made of cloth,paper, plastic, metal' foil, etc. -The 7 ribbons are juxtaposed to eachother in spaced relation.

Alternatively, one ribbon may be employed folded in half with the twohalves juxtaposed. One end of each of the ribbons is engaged upon ashank 15 of a pin 16. The .pin

has a head 18 in the form of an artificial floral ornament from whichthe shank 15 exte'nds r'earwardly. At spaced intervals longitudinallyofthe fiat ribbons are cylindrical beads '20 having narrow passages. 21through which pass 7 the two ribbons. The ribbons are frictionallyengaged by the beads to define ribbon loops between the beads. Cards Ccan be inserted through the loops and their folds F can be engagedaround eitherone offthe ribbons; A series of cards C can be hung on rthe ribbons in'the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

3,170,260 Patented Feb. 23, 1955 If desired, the ribbons can be hunghorizontally. Two pins 16 will then be employed to engage the oppositeends respectively of the paired ribbons.

In FIG. 3 is shown another display device 10* includi-ng one pair ofjuxtaposed spaced flat ribbons 12 12 secured at one end to one end of acrossbar 24. Another pair of juxtaposed flat ribbons 14 14 are securedatone end to the other end of crossbar 24. The ends of the ribbons aretied by knots 25 25 to the crossbar and then their free ends R1, R2 areengaged upon shank 15 of pin 16 for mounting on a wall or other support.The. cross bar serves as a spreader to fix the spacing of the ribbonpairs from each other.

. A plurality of ribbon loops L1, L2 are defined by beads 20 which areslidable upon the ribbons.

ribbons. The loops will be engaged near opposite lateral edges E of thecards. The lengths of the loops will be determined by the adjustablepositioning of the beads 20 which frictionally engage the ribbons atspaced intervals. The beads can be ornamental in form as shown bybelllike beads 2% on the ribbons.

' Device 16 of FIGS. 1 and 2 is adequate for a display of folded cards,while device 10 can display flat rectangular cards or folded cards.

In FIGS. 410 is shown another form of display device embodying theinvention. For the display device 10, there is provided a triangularframe or hanger 30 made of a single piece of wire as shown in FIGS. 4-6.The wire is bent at its apex to form a coiled eye 32 which can receivethe shank 15 of pin 16, as best shown in FIG. 5. The frame has astraight crossbar 34 provided with a series of spaced bends or loops 35upon which ribbon pairs 362 36 are supported. One arm 37 of the frame isstraight and extends from eye 32 to crossbar 34. The other arm 38 of theframe extends from eye 32 out to a twisted hook 39 which engages thefree end of crossbar 34. The crossbarcan be disengaged from the hook formounting ribbons on the crossbar.

Each pair of ribbons 36 36 is formed by folding a single length of fiatribbon and engaging the fold B over one of loops 35 of the crossbar 34.Ornamental securing members 40 are provided. These members impart afestive attractive appearance to the display. Each member 40 includesaflat flexible ornamental body such as shown by star 46 in FIG. 8 andheart 49* in FIG. 10. To the back of the body is secured by cement 42,an open 7 ring 44. The ring has a free open end 45 defining a space Swith the end 46 secured to the body of the member Through this space thejuxtaposed ribbon portions can be inserted. A pressure sensitiveadhesive 48 maybe coated upon the rear side of each ornamental member asshown on the back of star 40* in FIGS. 8 and 9 and on the back of heart4W in FIG. 10. v

After the ornamental members 40 are placed upon the ribbons byengagement of the ribbons with the rings, the

rings can be moved up or down to determine the lengths of the loopswhichreceive the cards C. Then the backs of the ornamental members canbe pressed against the cards and ribbons to lock the cards in theribbons, as clearly shown inFIG. 7. This arrangement prevents the cardsfrom slipping out of the display, and also prevents the securing membersfrom moving on the ribbons to bights of the folded ribbons and preventtheir movement Cards C can be inserted between the loops'defined by thetwo pairs of longitudinally of the crossbar. This keeps the set spacingbetween the ribbon pairs.

The free ends' of the ribbons can be tied together at the bottom of thedisplay to form ornamental ties 50. The ornamental securing members it?may have different forms representative of different objects. Animalforms 40, 40f may be used; also a flower 46,bird 4%), fruit 40 cardsymbol 40, etc. In general the ornamental members will be selected toconform with the spirit of the season or holiday whose specialsentiments the cards C" express.

The ornamental members 40 preferably have flexible, flat bodies made ofcolored paper, metal foil, plastic, and the like. The rings 44 may bemade of plastic or metal.

If desired, the ornamental members 4-0, ribbons 36 36 hanger 30 and pin16 can be merchandised in a single holiday display kit. Alternativelythe several parts can be distributed separately.

, While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is tobe understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein.

disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made Withinthe scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described by invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A display device for greeting cards, comprising a plurality of pairs ofribbons, each of said pairs including two juxtaposed ribbons formingloops, a plurality of ornamental ribbon securing members, each of saidmembers having a ring frictionally engaged with a pair of juxtaposedribbons and an ornamental body attached at one side to the ring, therings being movable along the ribbons by grasping the ornamental bodiesto adjust lengths of ribbon loops between adjacent rings for receivinggreeting cards, and support means at one end of the ribbons for mountingthe same suspended from a support, said support means including agenerally triangular wire frame with a coiled eye at its apex, twoangularly disposed straight arms extending from the eye, a releasablecrossbar extending angularly from one end of one arm, the other armhaving a free end formed with a hook for engaging a free end of thecrossbar, said crossbar being formed with a series of spaced loops, eachpair of ribbons having one end engaged on one of the loops of thecrossbar, each of the ornamental bodies being a flat flexible ember,with a coating of pressure sensitive adhesive on'said one side fordetachably engaging a card and a ribbon loop to fix the position of anengaged card on the ribbons.

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